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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Oxamyl (Vydate)

Greene County Regional Water System

Oxamyl is a neurotoxic insecticide used on cotton, fruit and vegetable crops. It may harm fetal development.

 

36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND140ND
2015ND40ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND140ND
2018ND40ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 26 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 26 ppb for oxamyl was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against harm to the central nervous system.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 200 ppb

The legal limit for oxamyl, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-148030-041414-E12SND
2014-04-148030-041414-E09SND
2014-05-128030-051214-E04SND
2014-05-128030-051214-E07SND
2014-05-198030-051914-E05SND
2014-05-198030-051914-E03SND
2014-06-118030-061114-E08SND
2014-07-088030-070814-E07SND
2014-07-088030-070814-E04SND
2014-07-088030-070814-E12SND
2014-07-118030-071114-E09SND
2014-07-118030-071114-E08SND
2014-07-118030-071114-E05SND
2014-08-078030-080714-E03SND
2015-06-11ND
2015-06-11ND
2015-08-11ND
2015-08-11ND
2017-04-118030-041117-E04SND
2017-04-118030-041117-E12SND
2017-04-118030-041117-E07SND
2017-04-128030-041217-E03SND
2017-04-128030-041217-E05SND
2017-04-128030-041217-E09SND
2017-05-188030-051817-E08SND
2017-08-148030-081417-E03SND
2017-08-148030-081417-E08SND
2017-08-288030-082817-E09SND
2017-08-308030-083017-E04SND
2017-08-308030-083017-E05SND
2017-08-318030-083117-E07SND
2017-08-318030-083117-E12SND
2018-06-048030-060418-E11SND
2018-06-058030-060518-E10SND
2018-08-08384901 ND
2018-08-15384911 ND